Procalcitonin and Interleukin-10 May Assist in Early Prediction of Bacteraemia in Children With Cancer and Febrile Neutropenia

Procalcitonin and Interleukin-10 May Assist in Early Prediction of Bacteraemia in Children With Cancer and Febrile Neutropenia

ObjectivesFebrile neutropenia (FN) causes treatment disruption and unplanned hospitalization in children with cancer. Serum biomarkers are infrequently used to stratify these patients into high or low risk for serious infection. This study investigated plasma abundance of cytokines in children with...

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Main Authors: Marcel Doerflinger, Gabrielle M. Haeusler, Connie S. N. Li-Wai-Suen, Julia E. Clark, Monica Slavin, Franz E. Babl, Zoe Allaway, Francoise Mechinaud, Gordon K. Smyth, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Bob Phillips, Marc Pellegrini, Karin A. Thursky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
cancer
children
febrile neutropenia
biomarkers
risk stratification
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.641879/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.641879/full

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